Kathmandu, Aug. 13 -- The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) was established on December 25, 2015, with the objective of rapidly reconstructing buildings damaged by the 2015 earthquakes.

And since its formation, the authority has helped rebuild over 500,000 houses, over 10,000 schools and hospitals and over 900 heritage monuments. During this timeframe, the authority has also faced a lot of criticism when it comes to heritage reconstruction, especially when it comes to Rani Pokhari.

With the authority's term coming to an end on December 25, the Authority's CEO, Sushil Gyewali, spoke to the Post's Shashwat Pant about the authority's role in heritage restoration, the challenges it has faced and the criticism, and what the future is f...